Pension reform would be better choice than new tax

The American Enterprise Institute’s March 2014 report “Not So Modest: Pension Benefits for Full-Career State Government Employees” confirms that Nevada provides the most generous public-sector pension benefits among the 50 states, despite Nevada having one of the most depressed economies in the nation and dismal educational performance. A Nevada retiree is projected to earn more than $1.3 million during his or her retirement.

The education cabal argues that the answer to this morass is the jobs-killing “margins tax” with all of its proceeds devoted to educational needs. So how will pouring more money into this black hole of union greed reverse the trend of educational non-achievement?

Hmmm … how about pension reform on the Wisconsin model? The savings could be plowed into bonuses for the best performing teachers and needed capital improvements for schools, all without a tax increase.

Who could object to that solution as, after all, it’s “for the children.”